Transmission
Grid Funding from Data Centers in the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act (BAAJA)
With the rapid growth in data centers, federal policymakers have been focused on how to make sure that adding large data centers to the electric system does not increase electricity bills for other customers. Recently, a bipartisan group of senators introduced an...
A Case for Interregional Evaluation of the MISO-SPP Northern and Central Seam
Greater transmission connectivity across the Midwest and Great Plains could improve system reliability and resilience, expand access to lower-cost generation, increase transfer capability, and make more effective use of existing and planned infrastructure. Yet...
Advancing FERC Order No. 1920 Benefit Evaluation Development and Implementation
As regional transmission planners and transmission providers prepare to implement FERC Order No. 1920, one of the most significant challenges is developing practical, defensible methodologies to quantify the benefits of long-term regional transmission investments....
Transmission Congestion for 2025
Capacity Value of Interregional Transmission
Interregional transmission offers a variety of benefits, including directly supporting resource adequacy (RA) in regions throughout the U.S. These benefits arise from connecting areas with different resource mixes and load profiles. But there is currently no market...
Blog: MISO Shows Value of Interregional Transmission with Record Imports during Heat Wave
Building on SB 1006: Scaling Advanced Transmission Technologies in California to Unlock Affordable Energy
With electricity demand in California forecast to increase by 7.5% by 2030, due in part to data center demand, and 42% by 2045 as buildings and transportation electrify, California’s grid is at an inflection point. Utilities across the state are looking for a way to...
Making Connections: A history of the regional electrical lines that shaped the U.S. grid
The story of regional interties in the U.S. is also the story of our modern grid. Nearly one hundred years ago, the construction of a 44-mile, 220 kV transmission line marked the beginning of a power pool linking three utilities in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Now...